Xiaozhong Wen PhD
Xiaozhong Wen
PhD
Assistant Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Behavioral Medicine; Pediatrics; Public Health and General Preventive Medicine
Professional Summary:
I am an Assistant Professor in the Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo. With training in preventive medicine and epidemiology & biostatistics, my research focuses on maternal and child health, smoking prevention and cessation, pediatric obesity prevention, and cardio-metabolic conditions. My current research interests include father/partner involvement in pregnancy and infant care, smoking cessation during pregnancy and postpartum, breastfeeding promotion, the developmental origins (e.g. in utero, infancy, early childhood) of health and disease, and childhood growth trajectories. I have published 71 scientific journal articles related to these topics. I have been receiving several external grants as the Principal Investigator from NIH (R21 and CTSA pilot), HRSA/MCHB (2 R40s), and New York State. In particular, with a NIH CTSA (Clinical and Translational Science Award) pilot grant, I have been conducting a clinical trial to help pregnant smokers to quit smoking in early pregnancy with follow-ups until 24 months postpartum. A high smoking abstinence rate (63%) has been achieved by our multicomponent intervention. The paper on this efficacy trial has been published by Translational Behavioral Medicine. My another paper published by International Journal of Obesity from this pilot study suggested that maternal smoking cessation during pregnancy significantly decreased risk of low birth weight. It might also reduce fetal origins of obesity through reducing infant weight gain, especially if quitting smoking by 27 weeks of pregnancy. Our preliminary data from 27 pregnant women supports the importance of partner involvement during pregnancy to improve birth outcomes. For example, women with a bed partner had a lower risk of LBW (15.8% vs 37.5%) than women without a bed partner; having a partner understanding the pregnant woman’s feeling was also associated lower risk of LBW (16.7% vs 33.3%). In addition, I have an ongoing NIH-funded R21 project on postpartum smoking relapse prevention by breastfeeding promotion. Right after delivery, we randomize ex-smoking mothers who are still smoking abstinent into either the breastfeeding intervention or the attention placebo control group, and follow them until 9 months postpartum to track their smoking status.
Below are my ongoing research projects:
1) Pediatric obesity prevention by maternal smoking cessation in pregnancy and lactation;
2) Postpartum smoking relapse prevention by breastfeeding promotion;
3) Snacking for Two (Impact of Changes in the Reinforcing Value of Food During Pregnancy in Smokers, Quitters, and Non-Smokers)
4) Socioeconomic disparities in early origins of childhood obesity and body mass index trajectories.
Education and Training:
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Childhood Obesity, Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute (2012)
- PhD, Epidemiology, Brown University (2010)
- MS, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Sun Yat-sen University, Honor Postgraduate (2006)
- MBBS, Preventive Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Honor Graduate (2003)
Employment:
- Visiting Associate Professor, Sun Yat-sen University, School of Public Health, China (2013-present)
- Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University at Buffalo (2012-present)
- Research Assistant Professor, Social and Preventive Medicine, University at Buffalo, School of Public Health and Health Professions (2012-present)
- Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Obesity Prevention Program, Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School (2010–2012)
- Research Fellow, Primary Care Center, Children's Hospital of Boston (2010–2012)
- Tutor, Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School (2011)
- Research Assistant, Center for Population Health and Clinical Epidemiology, Brown University (2009–2010)
- Community Medical Service, Quincy Medical Center (2009)
- Research Assistant, Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Brown University (2008–2009)
- Research Assistant, Education, Brown University (2007–2009)
- Teaching Assistant, Community Health, Brown University (2007)
- Research Assistant, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China (2005–2006)
- Scientific Project Director, Epidemiology, Sun Yat-sen University, China (2003–2006)
- Intern, Preventive Medicine, Center of Disease Control and Prevention, China (2003)
- Intern, Clinic Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, China (2002)
- Intern, Clinic Medicine, Eighth People‘s Hospital of Guangzhou, China (2002)
- Teaching Assistant, Anatomy, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, China (1999)
Awards and Honors:
- Winner of Faculty Poster Award for the UNYTE Translational Research Network Scientific Session Collaborate to Innovate: Maternal and Child Health Translational Research (2017)
- 30th New York State Perinatal Association Perinatal Conference: Scientific Track Poster Winner (2016)
- The Obesity Society 31st Annual Scientific Meeting: Pat Simons Travel Award (2013)
- The Obesity Society 30th Annual Scientific Meeting: Pat Simons Travel Award (2012)
- The Obesity Society: 2012 Epidemiology Student and Trainee Award for Excellence in Obesity Research (2012)
- Academic Pediatric Association: Fellow Research Award for Best Abstract (2012)
- Pediatric Academic Societies: CTSA Consortium-Child Health Oversight Committee - Clinical and Translational Science Award (2012)
- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 17th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference: Travel Scholarship Award (2011)
- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 16th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference: Travel Scholarship Award (2010)
- Brown University: Public Health Research Day - 2nd Place Poster Award (2010)
- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 15th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference: Travel Scholarship Award (2009)
- Sun Yat-sen University: Keling's Scholarship (2005)
- Sun Yat-sen University: Scholarship of the Alumni Association in Eastern America (2000)
- Sun Yat-sen University: Annual Excellent Student Award (1999-2002)
Grants and Sponsored Research:
- August 2018–July 2020
Postpartum Smoking Relapse Prevention by Breastfeeding Promotion
National Institutes of Health
Role: Principal Investigator
$242,324 - March 2019–June 2020
Snacking for Two (Impact of Changes in the Reinforcing Value of Food During Pregnancy in Smokers, Quitters, and Non-Smokers)
University at Buffalo
Role: Co-Investigator
$10,000 - July 2018–June 2019
Socioeconomic disparities in early origins of childhood obesity and body mass index trajectories
HRSA - Health Resources and Services Administration
Role: Principal Investigator
$99,995 - July 2018–June 2019
Maternal and Child Health Field-Initiated Research Program
Health Resources and Services Administration
Role: Principal Investigator
$99,995 - November 2015–March 2017
CTSA Pilot: Pilot Study on Pediatric Obesity Prevention by Maternal Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy and Lactation
National Institutes of Health
Role: Principal Investigator
$75,000 - July 2015–June 2016
Causes and Interventions for Childhood Obesity: Innovative Systems Analysis
National Institutes of Health
Role: Co-Investigator
$1,225,358 - September 2013–August 2015
Maternal Low-Fat Vegetarian Diet to Prevent Gestational-Diabetes-Related Childhood Obesity: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
SUNY REACH (Research Excellence in Academic Health)
Role: Principal Investigator
$25,000 - April 2014–March 2015
Etiological Subgroups of Small-for-Gestational-Age: Differential Child Outcomes
Health Resources and Services Administration
Role: Principal Investigator
$99,968 - July 2010–June 2012
Use of Electronic Medical Records to Examine Prenatal and Early Life Risk Factors for Childhood Obesity
CDC
Role: Co-Investigator - September 2009–August 2011
Epidemiology and Epigenetics: Maternal Diet, DNA Methylation, and Offspring Adiposity
NIH
Role: Contributor - August 2006–June 2011
Pre- and Perinatal Predictors of Childhood Obesity
NIH
Role: Contributor
Journal Articles:
- Huang L, Luo Y, Wen X, He YH, Ding P, Xie C, Liu T, Yuan SX, Jia DQ, Chen WQ. Gene-gene-environment interactions of prenatal exposed to environmental tobacco smoke, CYP1A1 and GSTs polymorphisms on full-term low birth weight: relationship of maternal passive smoking, gene polymorphisms, and FT-LBW. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019; 32(13).
- Mi B, Wen X, Li S, Liu D, Lei F, Liu R, Shen Y, Chen Y, Zeng L, Liu X, Dang S, Yan H. Vegetable dietary pattern associated with low risk of preeclampsia possibly through reducing proteinuria. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2019; 16.
- Wen X, Eiden RD, Justicia-Linde FE, Wang Y, Higgins ST, Thor N, Haghdel A, Peters AR, Epstein LH. A multicomponent behavioral intervention for smoking cessation during pregnancy: a nonconcurrent multiple-baseline design. Transl Behav Med. 2019; 9(2).
- Wen X, Eiden RD, Justicia-Linde FE, Wang Y, Higgins ST, Kong KL, Shittu AAT, Perkins JM, Esadah P, Mautner TE, Epstein LH. Reducing fetal origins of childhood obesity through maternal smoking cessation during pregnancy: an intervention study. Int J Obes (Lond). 2018.
- Niu Z, Xie C, Wen X, Tian F, Ding P, He Y, Fan L, Yuan S, Jia D, Chen WQ. Mediating role of maternal serum interleukin-1beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in the association between environmental tobacco smoke exposure in pregnancy and low birth weight at term. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2018; 31(10).
- Epstein LH, Wen X. Relevance of Social Networks for Adolescent Obesity. JAMA Pediatr. 2018; 172(3).
- Min J, Wen X, Xue H, Wang Y. Ethnic disparities in childhood BMI trajectories and obesity and potential causes among 29,250 US children: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth and Kindergarten Cohorts. Int J Obes (Lond). 2018; 42(9).
- Li X, Eiden RD, Epstein LH, Shenassa ED, Xie C, Wen X. Parenting and cognitive and psychomotor delay due to small-for-gestational-age birth. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2017; 58(2).
- Tian FY, Hivert MF, Wen X, Xie C, Niu Z, Fan L, Gillman MW, Chen WQ. Tissue differences in DNA methylation changes at AHRR in full term low birth weight in maternal blood, placenta and cord blood in Chinese. Placenta. 2017; 52.
- Molnar DS, Rancourt D, Schlauch R, Wen X, Huestis MA, Eiden RD. Tobacco Exposure and Conditional Weight-for-Length Gain by 2 Years of Age. J Pediatr Psychol. 2017; 42(6).
- Kong KL, Gillman MW, Rifas-Shiman SL, Wen X. Mid-childhood fruit and vegetable consumption: The roles of early liking, early consumption, and maternal consumption. Appetite. 2016; 105.
- Li X, Eiden RD, Epstein LH, Shenassa ED, Xie C, Wen X. Etiological Subgroups of Small-for-Gestational-Age: Differential Neurodevelopmental Outcomes. PLoS One. 2016; 11(8).
- Shenassa ED, Wen X, Braid S. Exposure to Tobacco Metabolites via Breast Milk and Infant Weight Gain: A Population-Based Study. J Hum Lact. 2016; 32(3).
- Xu Y, Qi J, Yang Y, Wen X. The contribution of lifestyle factors to depressive symptoms: A cross-sectional study in Chinese college students. Psychiatry Res. 2016; 245.
- Wen X, Higgins ST, Xie C, Epstein LH. Improving Public Acceptability of Using Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Experiment. Nicotine Tob Res. 2016; 18(5).
- Niu Z, Xie C, Wen X, Tian F, Yuan S, Jia D, Chen WQ. Potential pathways by which maternal second-hand smoke exposure during pregnancy causes full-term low birth weight. Sci Rep. 2016; 6.
- Kong KL, Gillman MW, Rifas-Shiman SL, Wen X. Leisure time physical activity before and during mid-pregnancy and offspring adiposity in mid-childhood. Pediatr Obes. 2016; 11(2).
- Xie C, Wang Y, Li X, Wen X. Childhood Growth Trajectories of Etiological Subgroups of Large for Gestational Age Newborns. J Pediatr. 2016; 170.
- Xie C, Epstein LH, Eiden RD, Shenassa ED, Li X, Liao Y, Wen X. Stunting at 5 Years Among SGA Newborns. Pediatrics. 2016; 137(2).
- Wen X, Reynolds L, Mulik RS, Kim SY, Van Treuren T, Nguyen LH, Zhu H, Corbin IR, Moss LR. Hepatic Arterial Infusion of Low-Density Lipoprotein Docosahexaenoic Acid Nanoparticles Selectively Disrupts Redox Balance in Hepatoma Cells and Reduces Growth of Orthotopic Liver Tumors in Rats. Gastroenterology. 2016; 150(2).
- Xie C, Wen X, Ding P, Liu T, He Y, Niu Z, Lin J, Yuan S, Guo X, Jia D, Chen W. Combinations of CYP2A6*4 and Glutathione S-Transferases Gene Polymorphisms Modify the Association Between Maternal Secondhand Smoke Exposure During Pregnancy and Small-for-Gestational-Age. Nicotine Tob Res. 2015; 17(12).
- Xie C, Wen X, Ding P, Liu T, He Y, Niu Z, Lin J, Yuan S, Guo X, Jia D, Chen W. Comparison of secondhand smoke exposure measures during pregnancy in the development of a clinical prediction model for small-for-gestational-age among non-smoking Chinese pregnant women. Tob Control. 2015; 24(e3).
- Niu Z, Xie C, Wen X, Tian F, Ding P, He Y, Lin J, Yuan S, Guo X, Jia D, Chen W. Placenta mediates the association between maternal second-hand smoke exposure during pregnancy and small for gestational age. Placenta. 2015; 36(8).
- Wu J, Wen X, Zhou Y, Lin D, Zhang S, Yan Y. Impact of the free-vaccine policy on timely initiation and completion of hepatitis B vaccination in Fujian, China. J Viral Hepat. 2015; 22(6).
- Wen X, Kong KL, Eiden RD, Sharma NN, Xie C. Sociodemographic differences and infant dietary patterns. Pediatrics. 2014; 134(5).
- Casey MJ, Wen X, Kayler LK, Aiyer R, Scornik JC, Meier-Kriesche HU. Prolonged immunosuppression preserves nonsensitization status after kidney transplant failure. Transplantation. 2014; 98(3).
- Reynolds L, Mulik RS, Wen X, Dilip A, Corbin IR, Moss LR. Low-density lipoprotein-mediated delivery of docosahexaenoic acid selectively kills murine liver cancer cells. Nanomedicine (Lond). 2014; 9(14).
- Kayler LK, Wen X, Zacharai M, Casey M, Schold J, Magliocca J. Response: Old-to-old pancreas transplantation, what‘s old in the USA may be young in Europe. Transpl Int. 2014; 27(4).
- Xie C, Wen X, Ding P, Liu T, He Y, Niu Z, Lin J, Yuan S, Guo X, Jia D, Chen W. Influence of CYP2A6*4 genotypes on maternal serum cotinine among chinese nonsmoking pregnant women. Nicotine Tob Res. 2014; 16(4).
- Chen JK, Wen X, Coletti KD, Cox JE, Taveras EM. 2-Year BMI Changes of Children Referred for Multidisciplinary Weight Management. Int J Pediatr. 2014.
- Kayler LK, Wen X, Zachariah M, Casey M, Schold J, Magliocca J. Outcomes and survival analysis of old-to-old simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation. Transpl Int. 2013; 26(10).
- Wen X, Shenassa ED, Paradis AD. Maternal smoking, breastfeeding, and risk of childhood overweight: findings from a national cohort. Matern Child Health J. 2013; 17(4).
- Liu T, Tyndale RF, David SP, Wang H, Yu XQ, Chen W, Wen X, Chen WQ. Association between daily cigarette consumption and hypertension moderated by CYP2A6 genotypes in Chinese male current smokers. J Hum Hypertens. 2013; 27(1).
- Luo YJ, Wen X, Ding P, He YH, Xie CB, Liu T, Lin JM, Yuan SX, Guo XL, Jia DQ, Chen LH, Huang BZ, Chen WQ. Interaction between maternal passive smoking during pregnancy and CYP1A1 and GSTs polymorphisms on spontaneous preterm delivery. PLoS One. 2012; 7(11).
- Ortiz J, Gregg A, Wen X, Karipineni F, Kayler LK. Impact of donor obesity and donation after cardiac death on outcomes after kidney transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2012; 26(3).
- Wen X, Gillman MW, Rifas-Shiman SL, Sherry B, Kleinman K, Taveras EM. Decreasing prevalence of obesity among young children in Massachusetts from 2004 to 2008. Pediatrics. 2012; 129(5).
- Han MY, Chen WQ, Wen X, Liang CH, Ling WH. Differences of smoking knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors between medical and non-medical students. Int J Behav Med. 2012; 19(1).
- Wen X, Kleinman K, Gillman MW, Rifas-Shiman SL, Taveras EM. Childhood body mass index trajectories: modeling, characterizing, pairwise correlations and socio-demographic predictors of trajectory characteristics. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12.
- Wen X, Shenassa ED. Interaction between parenting and neighborhood quality on the risk of adolescent regular smoking. Nicotine Tob Res. 2012; 14(3).
- Kayler LK, Zendejas I, Gregg A, Wen X. Kidney transplantation from small pediatric donors: does recipient body mass index matter? Transplantation. 2012; 93(4).
- Ma Y, Wen X, Peng J, Lu Y, Guo Z, Lu J. Systematic review and meta-analysis on the association between outpatient statins use and infectious disease-related mortality. PLoS One. 2012; 7(12).
- Liu T, David SP, Tyndale RF, Wang H, Zhou Q, Ding P, He YH, Yu XQ, Chen W, Crump C, Wen X, Chen WQ. Associations of CYP2A6 genotype with smoking behaviors in southern China. Addiction. 2011; 106(5).
- Wen X, Triche EW, Hogan JW, Shenassa ED, Buka SL. Prenatal factors for childhood blood pressure mediated by intrauterine and/or childhood growth? Pediatrics. 2011; 127(3).
- Wen X, Triche EW, Hogan JW, Shenassa ED, Buka SL. Association between placental morphology and childhood systolic blood pressure. Hypertension. 2011; 57(1).
- Wen X, Triche EW, Hogan JW, Shenassa ED, Buka SL. Birth weight and adult hypercholesterolemia: subgroups of small-for-gestational-age based on maternal smoking status during pregnancy. Epidemiology. 2010; 21(6).
- Wen X, Chen W, Gans KM, Colby SM, Lu C, Liang C, Ling W. Two-year effects of a school-based prevention programme on adolescent cigarette smoking in Guangzhou, China: a cluster randomized trial. Int J Epidemiol. 2010; 39(3).
- Clark MA, Linkletter C, Wen X, Miller EA, Mor V. Opinion networks among long-term care specialists. Med Care Res Rev. 2010; 67(4 Sup).
- Clark MA, Rogers ML, Wen X, Wilcox V, McCarthy-Barnett K, Panarace J, Manning C, Allen S, Rakowski W. Repeat mammography screening among unmarried women with and without a disability. Womens Health Issues. 2009; 19(6).
- Wen X, Chen W, Qian Z, Muscat JE, Lu C, Ling W. Differences in students‘ smoking-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among public, factory, and private secondary schools in Guangzhou, China. Journal of School Health. 2008; 78(1).
- Wen X, Chen W, Muscat JE, Qian Z, Lu C, Zhang C, Luo Y, Liang C, Han K, Deng X, Ou Y, Ling W. Modifiable family and school environmental factors associated with smoking status among adolescents in Guangzhou, China. Prev Med. 2007; 45(2-3).
- Wen X, Chen W, Liang C, Qiu Q. Evaluation on the application of the mouse nicotine toxicity experiment in tobacco control among adolescents. Wei Sheng Yan Jiu. 2007; 36(4).
- Wen X, Chen W, Liang C, Lu C. Analysis on the influence factors of parental participation in prevention and control of smoking among secondary school students. Wei Sheng Yan Jiu. 2007; 36(3).
- Qiu Q, Chen WQ, Wen X, Ou YJ, Ling WH. Study on the determinants of ‘signing agreements‘ to establish smoke-free homes among 2019 parents of the secondary school students. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2007; 28(4).
- Wen X, Chen WQ, Lu CY, Liang CH, Zhang CX, Han K, Ou YJ, Ling WH. Process evaluation on a health promotion model regarding smoking prevention among Chinese secondary school students. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2007; 28(3).
- Wen X, Huang JH, Chen WQ, Liang CH, Han K, Ling WH. Possibility and predictors of successful cigarette purchase attempts by 201 primary school students in Guangzhou, China. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2007; 28(1).
- Wen X, Chen WQ, Lu CY, Zhang CX. Determinants of attempt and success in smoking cessation among male secondary school students. Wei Sheng Yan Jiu. 2006; 35(3).
- Wen X, Chen WQ, Lu CY, Zhang CX, Luo YJ, Deng XQ, Ou YJ, Ling WH. Analysis on factors influencing the smoking behaviors among male secondary school students under the structural equation model. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2006; 27(3).
Abstracts:
- Wen X, Buka SL, Loucks E, Oken E, Kleinman K, Goldstein JM, Heude B, Eaton CB, Gillman MW. Modifiable Determinants of 4 Components of Gestational Weight Gain. Abstract Book for the 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society. 2012.
- Burris HH, Rifas-Shiman SL, Baccarelli A, Boeke CE, Kleinman K, Wen X, Litonjua AA, Rich-Edwards JW, Gillman MW. Associations of LINE-1 (‘Global‘) DNA Methylation with Preterm Birth in a Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 2011; 2(Sup 1).
- Wen X. Etiological Subgroups of Small-for-Gestational-Age: Differential Childhood Growth Trajectories. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 2011; 2(Sup 1).
- Wen X, Kleinman K, Rifas-Shiman SL, Baccarelli A, Burris HH, Litonjua AA, Boeke CE, Gillman MW. Cord Blood Global DNA Methylation Associated with Childhood Height among Boys. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 2011; 2(Sup 1).
- Wen X, Gillman MW, Kleinman K, Rifas-Shiman SL, Sherry B, Taveras EM. Childhood Body Mass Index Trajectories: Modeling, Estimates, Correlations, and Predictors. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2011; 173(Sup11).
- Wen X, Buka SL, Loucks E, Oken E, Kleinman K, Gillman MW. Components of Gestational Weight Gain and Postpartum Weight Retention. Obesity. 2011; 19(Sup 1).
- Wen X, Chen W, Gans KM, Colby SM, Lu C, Liang C, Ling W. Two-Year Effects on a School-Based Prevention Program on Adolescent Cigarette Smoking in Guangzhou, China. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2009; 169(Sup11).
Professional Memberships:
- American College of Epidemiology
- Society for Epidemiologic Research
- American Public Health Association
- International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
- American Heart Association
- The Obesity Society
Presentations:
- "Maternal Smoking Around Pregnancy Partially Mediates Socioeconomic Disparities in Early Childhood Obesity" Annual Meeting, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2019)
- "Short Breastfeeding Partially Mediates Maternal-Smoking-Induced Risk of Childhood Obesity" Annual Meeting, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2019)
- "High Successful Rate of Maternal Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy by Multicomponent Intervention: A Pilot Study from Buffalo, NY" 30th Perinatal Conference, New York State Perinatal Association (2016)
- "Differential Outcomes in SGA Infants" Pediatric Grand Rounds, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2015)
- "Can High-Quality Parenting, Breastfeeding and Well-Child Checkup Reduce Neurodevelopmental Delay Related to Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth?" 2nd Annual Obesity Week Meeting, The Obesity Society (2014)
- "Differential Childhood Growth Trajectories of Etiological Subgroups of Large-for-Gestational-Age Newborns in US" 2nd Annual Obesity Week Meeting, The Obesity Society (2014)
- "Do Maternal Socio-Demographics and Postnatal Factors Modify Subsequent High Risk of Obesity among Large-for-Gestational-Age Children?" 2nd Annual Obesity Week Meeting, The Obesity Society (2014)
- "Fruits and Vegetables Consumption: Do Timing of Introduction, Early Liking and Early Consumption Matter?" 2nd Annual Obesity Week Meeting, The Obesity Society (2014)
- "Mid-Childhood Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: Do Timing of Introduction, Early Liking and Early Consumption Matter?" 2nd Annual Obesity Week Meeting, The Obesity Society (2014)
- "Postnatal Weight Gain and Later BMI and Neurodevelopment: Do Timing, Gestational Age and Intrauterine Growth Matter?" 2nd Annual Obesity Week Meeting, The Obesity Society (2014)
- "Toddler General Self-Regulation and Later Eating Habits: Does Parental Rule about Food Type Matter?" 2nd Annual Obesity Week Meeting, The Obesity Society (2014)
- "Toddler General Self-Regulation and Later Eating Habits: Does Parental Rule About Food Type Matter?" 2nd Annual Obesity Week Meeting, The Obesity Society (2014)
- "U.S. Infant Dietary Patterns: Socio-Demographic Differences and Potential Impact on Infant Growth" 2nd Annual Obesity Week Meeting, The Obesity Society (2014)
- "U.S. Infant Vegetable Consumption: Prevalence, Child/Maternal Predictors and Potential Impact on Infant Growth" 2nd Annual Obesity Week Meeting, The Obesity Society (2014)
- "Maternal Physical Activity before and during Pregnancy and Offspring Adiposity at Mid-Childhood" Early Nutrition-The Power of Programming, Early Nutrition Academy (2014)
- "Preeclampsia Prevention by Normalizing Prepregnancy Weight among Overweight/Obese Women: Findings from a National Pre-Birth Cohort" 12th International Congress on Obesity, World Obesity Federation (2014)
- "Macrosomia Prevention by Normalizing Prepregnancy Weight among Overweight/Obese Women: Findings from a National Pre-Birth Cohort" 1st Annual Obesity Week Meeting, The Obesity Society (2013)
- "Association of Diet and Physical Activity with the 3 Components of Gestational Weight Gain" Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (2013)
- "Modifiable Determinants of 4 Components of Gestational Weight Gain" 30th Annual Scientific Meeting, The Obesity Society (2012)
- "Etiological Subgroups of Small-for-Gestational-Age: Differential Childhood Physical and Cognitive Outcomes at 7 Years of Age" Annual Meeting, Pediatric Academic Societies (2012)
- "Components of Gestational Weight Gain and Child Body Mass Index at Age 7 Years" 17th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2011)
- "Associations of LINE-1 ('Global') DNA Methylation with Preterm Birth in a Prospective Cohort Study" National Conference and Exhibition, American Academy of Pediatrics (2011)
- "Components of Gestational Weight Gain and Postpartum Weight Retention" 29th Annual Scientific Meeting, The Obesity Society (2011)
- "Cord Blood Global DNA Methylation Associated with Childhood Height among Boys" 7th World Congress, Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (2011)
- "Etiological Subgroups of Small-for-Gestational-Age: Differential Childhood Growth Trajectories" 7th World Congress, Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (2011)
- "Childhood Body Mass Index Trajectories: Modeling, Estimates, Correlations, and Predictors" 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology, Society for Epidemiologic Research (2011)
- "2-Year Body Mass Index Changes among Participants of a Pediatric Obesity Weight" Joint Meeting, Pediatric Academic Societies/Asian Society for Pediatric Research (2011)
- "Associations between Childhood BMI Trajectory and Obesity in Late Adolescence" Annual Meeting, Pediatric Academic Societies (2011)
- "Associations between Early Childhood Body Mass Index Milestones and Systolic Blood Pressure at Age 11 and 18 Years" Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Conference/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism Conference, American Heart Association (2011)
- "Associations of Placental Size and Vascular Pathological Lesions with Childhood Systolic Blood Pressure" 16th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010)
- "Associations between Maternal Factors and Systolic Blood Pressure in Children: The Roles of Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Childhood Growth Trajectory" Annual Meeting, Society for Epidemiologic Research (2010)
- "Breastfeeding Amplifies the Risk of Childhood Overweight Associated with Maternal Smoking" Annual Meeting, Society for Epidemiologic Research (2010)
- "Test-Retest Reliability of Key Variables from the Lifetime Interview on Smoking History (LIST)" Annual Meeting, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2010)
- "Validity of Adults' 40-Year Recall of Exposure to Maternal Smoking during Early Childhood" Annual Meeting, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2010)
- "Association between Subtypes of Intrauterine Growth Restriction with or without Maternal Smoking during Pregnancy and the Risk of Hypercholesterolemia in Later Life: A 40-Year Cohort Study" 15th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009)
- "Two-Year Effects of a School-Based Prevention Program on Adolescent Cigarette Smoking in Guangzhou, China" Annual Meeting, Society for Epidemiologic Research (2009)
- "Effect of Health Promotion School Model on Smoking Prevention and Control in Secondary School Students" 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, World Health Organization (2009)
- "Report on the Program of Tobacco Use Prevention among Adolescents in Huangpu, Guangzhou" Regional Conference on Smoking and Launching Ceremony for the Campaign of Tobacco Control in the Area of Pearl River Delta (2005)
- "Survey on the Characteristics of Smoking Behaviors among Secondary School Students in Suburbs at Guangzhou, China" 12th Chinese National Conference on Smoking and Health/2nd Forum on Framework Conference on Tobacco Control (2005)
Service Activities:
- Health Resources and Services Administration: Maternal and Child Health Research Program; Grant Reviewer (2016)
- Health Resources and Services Administration: Maternal and Child Health Secondary Data Analysis Studies Program; Grant Reviewer (2016)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Search Committee for the Division of Behavioral Medicine; Committee Member (2016)
- University at Buffalo: IMPACT Grant; Grant Reviewer (2016)
- University at Buffalo Department of Epidemiology: Obesity Epidemiology; Guest Lecturer (2015)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Postdoctoral Research Symposium; Poster Judge (2014–2015)
- The Obesity Society: Scientific Review Committee - Early Career Research; Grant Reviewer (2014)
- The Obesity Society: Scientific Review Committee - The Egg Nutrition Center Research; Grant Reviewer (2014)
- The Obesity Society: Scientific Review Committee - Weight Watchers; Grant Reviewer (2014)
- The Obesity Society: Scientific Review Committee; Committee Member (2013–2015)
- Society for Epidemiological Research: Education and Professional Development Committee; Committee Member (2013–2014)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Xiuhong Li (Visiting Professor); Sponsor (2013–2014)
- Diabetes UK; Grant Reviewer (2013)
- American College of Epidemiology: Abstracts; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2013–present)
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2013–present)
- BMC Medical Education Journal; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2013–present)
- Circulation Journal; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2013–present)
- Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research: Abstracts; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2013–present)
- Brown University Department of Epidemiology: Analysis of Population-Based Data Sets; Guest Lecturer (2012)
- Brown University Department of Epidemiology: Methodological and Practical Issues in Global Health Research; Guest Lecturer (2012)
- American Journal of Epidemiology; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2012–present)
- Annals of Human Biology; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2012–present)
- BMC Public Health Journal; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2012–present)
- Journal of Women's Health; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2012–present)
- Obesity Facts Journal; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2012–present)
- Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology Journal; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2012–present)
- PLoS ONE Journal; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2012–present)
- Society for Epidemiological Research: Abstracts; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2012–present)
- The Obesity Society: Clinical Committee; Committee Member (2011–2013)
- Archives of Disease in Childhood; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2011–present)
- Hypertension Research Journal; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2011–present)
- Nicotine and Tobacco Research Journal; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2011–present)
- Pediatric Obesity Journal; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2011–present)
- Pediatrics (Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics); Ad Hoc Reviewer (2011–present)
- Harvard Medical School Department of Population Medicine: Seminars for Medical Students; Guest Lecturer (2010)
- British Medical Journal; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2010–present)
- Health Promotion International Journal; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2010–present)
- Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference: Abstracts; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2010–present)
- The Lancet Journal; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2008–present)